PM's Press Conference Monday 20th Feb,
2012

CONTENT
SUMMARY:PM began with remarks on the forthcoming one
year anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake and took
questions on a variety of topics

- PM was asked his
opinion on whether he considered the recent High Court
ruling to be a tightening of the law on foreign ownership of
New Zealand assets- PM was asked about the Commonwealth
donations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee- PM was
asked his opinion on the increase in infectious diseases in
NZ- PM gave his opinion on Stephen Fry's comments about
New Zealand broadband

Journalist and independent academic researcher with primary interests in politics and literature.

As a researcher I am a contributor to various academic publications, including Alluvium journal of 21st century literature, The Literary London Journal, The Irish Journal of Gothic and Horror Studies, and Critical Engagements: Journal of the UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies (UKNMFS).

As a journalist, I have worked as Parliamentary reporter for Scoop Independent Media and International editor for the Scoop Review of Books.

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